Cotton fiber rolling device



Sept. 27, 1932. p CHANEY 1,879,084

COTTON FIBER ROLLING DEVICE Filed April 6, 1931 /3 INVENTOR. fa/W6? famfg/ A TTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED HARVEY r. cHANEY,i ory Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA i co'r'roN Eliana ROLLING' DEVICE Application led April 6, 1931. Serial No; 528,042.

This invention relates to a device forrolling cotton fiber into rolls suited for` hold1ng grease or lubricating oil in contactwitli bearin s.

5 l(inobj ect of the inventionis to provide improved means forv rolling loose cotton ravelings together in such a manner as to eliminate the necessity of tieing relativelysmall rolls of cotton together, the device, instead form- 30 ing a complete roll of cottonof'thesize desired to fill properly the bearingsfin which the cotton is to be used. Y Y, g

kAnotherobject of the invention is `to provide a device of this kind which l isprovided i5 with improved means for adjusting fthecotton handling elements-in suchl amanner as to form cotton rolls of a desiredl length and diameter. j

Other objects, advantages and features of 2 the invention may hereinafterv appear.

Referring to the accompanying'l drawing which illustrates what is at present'deemed to be a preferred embodimentof the invention 'Y f Fig. 1 is a plany viewoff thecoinpletedevice. e' g Y Y Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Y Fig. 3 is an'end elevation thereof. n l Referring in detail to the drawing, the 30 frame of the device comprises the base plate 5, i an upstanding end plate 6 and an adjustable guide plate 7, the end plate 6 also serves as a guide plate, and may be formed in one piece with said base plate, butin the drawings is shown as a separate plate which is secured to the base plate by means Yof an :angle'iron member 8, the horizontal iiange 9 of said angle iron member underlying the edgepor- '40 tion of the base plate 5 and being riveted thereto, while the upstanding flange engages tlie outer surface of the lowerl edge portion of the plate 6 and is likewise riveted thereto.

45 The adjustable guide plate 7 has securedito its outer or left hand face (as'viewed 'invFigf 3) the upstanding flange 11 of ani angle: iron member 12, the base iiange 13-vof said angle iron member "being, by means of screwsl, o adjustably secured to the base plate 5. -The angle iron-members Sand 12 preferably extend the entire length of the base plate 5.,

VThe"upstanding'plates 6 and 7 are maintained in parallel spaced relation to each other. The adjustable plate 7 is provided 55 with abearing aperturev 17 and the other upright plate' 6 is provided with a bearing box 18 of a ball bearing secured to the 4outer face of said plate 6. The preferred manner of securing said bearingbox 18 is by means of 60 screws 19 which are screwed down-upon a guard plate 20 provided at the opposite side Vof the plate 6 from theY bearing box 18, said guard plate and the plate 6 being suitably apertured to permit this to be done.

f 65 Upon the bearing means provided by the Vbearing box 18 and a bea-ring 27 which is fixed to the plate 7 ,is mounted a cotton-winding spindle 25, said spindle having at one end a reduced extension 26 which extends TC through the bearing opening17 and rests upon the bearing. To the outer end of spin- Idle is secured, or formed integral therewith, a crank which may be used if itis desired to operate the device manually.v i T3 The spindle 25 is shown as being square in cross section, said spindle having a tapered end portion 25a which, however, mayblend from square to round near the end thereof. During the Vrotation of the spindle the oper- Vator maintains more or less pressureupon the crank tending tohold Vthe spindle with the reduced end portion 26 thereof in engage-y ment with the bearing 27. In Fig. 1 a roll of cotton 250 has its outline indicated by broken lines.

The device is provided with a comb structure to cooperate with the spindle 25, said combstructure'comprising a stationary cross bar which is desirably square in cross sec- 90 tion. 'This bar is supported in substantially vparallelrelation: to the spindle 25, and. desirably 'has atits Vend ascrew threaded reduced portion '36 which is extended through the upright kplate 6 and which has a securing nut 95 37 screwed thereonto. The middle portion 0f saidbar 35:,extends through an aperture provided therefor in the other guide plate'7. Y

Teeth may be provided forthe cross bar 35.V 0f the comb by a variety of means, but said m of apertures 5l near each outer end of saidl properlyV plate, all of these apertures being spaced to receive the four attaching screw bolts l5 with which the adjustable guide plate 7 and its supporting angle iron member 12 are provided. Each of the outer rows of screw holes 5l is provided with a gauge 51m, the graduations of said gauge being so numbered as to indicate the space between the guide plates G and 7 in the various adjustedpositions of said guide plate, it being understood that this space coincides with the length of the roll of cotton waste being formed by the device. The spindle 25 is made sufhciently long to permit the guide plate 7 to be moved as great a distance from the guide plate 6 as the width of the base plate 5 will permit.

As indicated by dotted lines at the left of the plate 7, the comb 35 is provided with additional threaded apertures or sockets adapted'to receive more teeth like the bolts 4l which form teeth at the right side of said plate. Whenever the plate 7 is moved a greater distance from the plate 6 in order to provide for Winding a longer roll of cotton upon the spindle 25, the required number of additional teeth are inserted in o-rder to complete the comb structure between the plates 6 and 7.

In the operation of the device the mass of cotton ravelings are deposited within the space between the. upright plates 6 and 7 at the sideV of the spindle opposite to the comb teeth formed by the bolts 40, and the operator with one hand feeds the cotton mass gradually forward toward the comb structure and spindle 25 while at the same time he rotates said spindle by the other hand by means of the crank 30. As the cotton passes across the pointed portions l2 of the comb teeth 40. the fibers thereof are combed out and are placed under a suhicient tension to insure that they will be wound upon the spindle 25 with the compactness desired. After a roll of waste cotton of the desired diameter has been accumulated upon the spindle, the operator will retract said spindle by sliding itoutwardly until it is completely withdrawn from both the bearings, or at leastuntil the tapered end portion of the spindle has been brought sufficiently close to the outer guide plate 6 to permit the cotton roll 250 tobe removed. After the removal of this roll the spindle will be restored to its normal position in order said comb, and said guide plates being adapt` ed to form a guideway along which cotton' may be fed to said spindle.

2. In a device of the kind described, a base plate, a plurality of upstanding guide plates mounted thereon substantially parallel to eachother and adjustable upon said base plate to vary the distance between them, a bearing mounted upon each of said guide plates, a rotatable liber winding spindle sup-- ported by said bearings and in slidable relation to them, said spindle having a.V hand crank secured to one end thereof, and acomb mounted in a position to cooperate with said spindle, said guide plates being adapted to cooperate with said base plate to form a guideway for feeding fibers of cotton or the like to said spindle by one hand of the operator while he rotates said spindle with his other hand. Y

3. In a device of the kind described, a base plate, a pair of guide plates mounted upon and upstanding from said base plate, a fiber winding rotatable spindle supported by said guide plates, said guide plates having bearings for said spindle, said spindle being longitudinally slidable to retract the same from the space between said guide plates to release a roll of waste cotton accumulated thereon, and a comb device operatively related to said spindle.

4. In a device of the kind described, a base plate, a plurality lof upstanding guides mounted thereon one of which is adjustable, a comb mounted uponr and supported by said guides, a portion of said comb projecting beyond one of said guides in order to provide for supporting the comb when the guides are adjusted at a. greater distance apart, and a spindle mounted in spaced substantially parallel relation to said comb, said guides being adapted to form a guideway along which a fibrous substance may be fed vto the side of said spindle which is opposite to said comb.

5. In a device of the kind described, a( base plate, a plurality of upstanding guide plates mounted thereon, one of which is adjustable, a comb mounted upon and supported by said guide plates, a portion of said comb having a slidable lit within one of said guideY plates and projecting therebeyond, and a spindle mountedin spaced substantially parallel relation to said comb, said guide plates being adapted to form a guideway along which a fibrous substance may be fed to the side of said spindle which is opposite to said comb, the aforementioned projecting portion of said comb having sockets adapted to receive removable teeth.

6. In a device of the kind described, a plurality of upstanding guides mounted thereon one of which is adjustable, a comb mounted upon and supported by said guides, a portion of said comb having a slidable lit Within one of said guides and projecting therebeyond, and a spindle mounted in spaced substantially parallel relation to said comb, said spindle being constructed and arranged to bridge the space between said guides when they are adjusted at different distances vfrom each other, said guide plates being adapted to form a guideway along which a fibrous substance may be fed to the side of said spindle which is opposite to said comb, the aforementioned projecting portion of said comb having sockets adapted to receive removable teeth.

In testimony Whereot` I hereunto affix my signature.

HARVEY P. CHANEY. 

